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​Whether you’re planning a party yourself or looking for a great hostess gift, Chowgirls Killer Party Food is the perfect book for this time of year. Enjoy this recipe from our cookbook to get you through the entertaining season with finesse!

On January 12, 2017 the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals (YPro) will be hosting our second annual YPro: Discovered Gala from 6 - 9 p.m. at The Saint Paul Hotel! Join us for an evening of honoring the brightest young professionals in the Twin Cities. At the event, we will be presenting the Young Professional of the Year award to one individual and YPro Advocate of the Year to three companies.

On Wednesday the Saint Paul City Council adopted the City’s 2017 budget, which includes a 7.9% increase in the property tax levy. (What’s a tax levy?) This increase will be used to cover current spending, because an expected increase in local government aid (LGA) from the State did not pass, and there is uncertainty about revenue from the City’s Right of Way assessment. Saint Paul’s levy increase in recent years has been: 1.6% in 2013, 0% in 2014, 2.4% in 2015, and 1.9% in 2016. A median value home in Saint Paul will see an increase of approximately $53 dollars in annual taxes.

In addition, also on Wednesday, the Saint Paul School District certified its property tax levy increase of 4.9%, to be adopted in June to fund the 2017-18 school year. The same median value home mentioned above will see an additional increases of $31 in property taxes through the school levy.